Florida Home Sale Prices up 11.4%
Friday, 24 January 2014
Florida’s housing market reported higher median prices, more new listings, fewer days on the market and the continued stabilization of inventory in December, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 19,497 last month, up 8.6 percent over the December 2012 figure. “Florida’s housing market continues
10 Hottest Housing Markets for 2014
Thursday, 23 January 2014
From Oakland, Calif., to Memphis, Tenn., these major metro areas are expected to see the biggest increase in home prices this year, according to CoreLogic Case-Shiller’s latest home price forecast. # 6 – Tampa, Fla. Median home price : $177,000 Forecast gain through Sept. 2014: 8% Once one of the nation’s leading foreclosure
Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater metro jumps in 2013 Best Performing Cities rankings
Monday, 20 January 2014
By: Jo-Lynn Brown The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area jumped 45 spots from 2012 to 2013 in the Milken Institute’s 2013 report on Best Performing Cities in the United States. The Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater metropolitan statistical area went from No. 138 on the list in 2012 to No. 93 on the list in 2013, according to Milken’s
Sunset Park home features large great room, spacious second-floor loft
Monday, 13 January 2014
HOT PROPERTY | By EMILY JOHNSON Towering trees and a covered entry provide curb appeal for this three-bedroom home. This property at 4617 W. Lamb Ave. is sure to please all who enter. Located in the Sunset Park area of South Tampa, the home has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,269 square feet of living
Florida to Pass New York State’s Population
Friday, 10 January 2014
January 3, 2014 (AP) | MIKE SCHNEIDER Sometime this year, Florida will surpass New York in population, becoming the nation’s third-most populous state, and sun-seeking seniors are not driving the growth. The milestone is validation of the increasing influence of the Sunshine State as it approaches being home to 20 million residents. Once Florida passes
Pantone Color of the Year 2014
Monday, 06 January 2014
Pantone Reveals Color of the Year for 2014: PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid Expressive, exotic Radiant Orchid blooms with confidence and warmth CARLSTADT, N.J., Dec. 5, 2013 – Pantone, an X-Rite company and the global authority, today announced PANTONE® 18-3224 Radiant Orchid, a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple, as the color of the year for 2014. “While
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State Lawmakers Propose Solution to Flood Insurance Crisis
Thursday, 19 December 2013
By Stephen Nohlgren and Jeff Harrington A Florida Senate bill filed Tuesday seeks to alleviate skyrocketing federal flood insurance premiums by setting up a competing — and hopefully cheaper — state-run market. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, would invite private insurers to enter the market by creating a new regulatory system
Tampa, FL; # 20 on Livability Top 100 Best Places to Live 2014
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
By: Matt Carmichael Governments across the United States are opening up portals and sharing building permits, pothole maintenance records, employee salary and zoning data. The goal is to both create opportunities for entrepreneurs to use that data in startup businesses, but also to promote more transparent and efficient governance. Not too many cities, however, are
Top 10 Real Estate Trends for 2014
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
By: Ilyce Glink | November 9, 2013 If the real estate recovery is a baseball game, we’re in the fourth or fifth inning. So what will the rest of the game look like? Experts from the Urban Land Institute unveiled their view of how the rest of the recovery will play out in their Emerging Trends
Deal In Works to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes
Monday, 28 October 2013
Key House and Senate members have reached a bipartisan deal to delay changes to the federal flood insurance program that are raising premiums for many homeowners. The bill would require regulators to address affordability of the coverage before implementing rate hikes. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced the